I have another cookbook to share with all of you that I am super excited about!! And I’m guessing that most of you already know about this cookbook – but if you haven’t, I’m here to give you the details!!

MY LATEST RECIPES

I’ve been following Jessica’s blog – How Sweet Eats – for years now. She has this way of making everything so beautiful and exciting and I always leave her blog wanting more. I already own her first cookbook, and was SO excited when I heard that she was writing a second cookbook – The Pretty Dish.

This book is so much more than just a cookbook. The Pretty Dish is not only filled with 150 recipes, but there are also 50 beauty DIYs that mostly use food grade ingredients. Also, she includes some party menus and party playlists!! I am so in love with the “bar” ideas she gives – like a make your own pizza bar or build your own s’mores bar. This book is so packed full of goodness!

Here are some more details:

Pros: The photos – oh, the photos. These photos are seriously gorgeous. The photos alone make you want to try every recipe. I love that there is so much creativity in the recipes, but they don’t have super crazy ingredients. And I love that most of the recipes don’t take a ton of effort or time as well. They are totally doable for a busy mom like me. The beauty section is so much fun, too. I have never made my own beauty products like scrubs and bath soaks, so I’m totally excited to try these out.

Cons: Only that I don’t have enough time to make every recipe in this book!

The first time I thumbed through The Pretty Dish, these Chocolate Crinkle Sprinkle Cookies caught my eye. I mean, how could they not, right? Especially since Jessica’s had the prettiest neon jimmies. (I’m going to have to hunt those down!!) I have a whole basket full of different sprinkles in my pantry, but I don’t use them as much as I really should – so these cookies were the perfect excuse to break out a container of sprinkles.

What sprinkles should you use?

I did a little unintended test on sprinkles, just because I originally thought that it would be fun to have a few different sprinkles on the cookies. But as it turns out, you need smaller sprinkles, otherwise the sprinkles will melt and make a mess of your cookies. I had some really cool ball sprinkles that are like the ones on these cookies but probably 10 times bigger. The sprinkles ended up melting and making the edges spread out like crazy, making a burned mess. So stick to either the little nonpareils like the ones I used or standard sized jimmies. As long as the sprinkles aren’t too heavy, they should work.

I am a soft cookie kind of girl, so these were really right up my alley. Super soft and chewy, and if you under-bake them by a minute or so, they are almost like brownies. And one of my favorite things about these Chocolate Crinkle Sprinkle Cookies is that they save really well, and stay just as soft as the day that you make them. Just store them in an airtight container and you’ll be good to go!!

I can’t wait to cook my way through this book, and to give some of the beauty recipes a go as well! This one is a winner!